The Government’s forces launch a major military operation in Vadamarachchi, Jaffna.
Timeline of events under "Military operations" issue
Reports that 63 Tamil men were killed after being taken into custody by police commandos belonging to the Special Task Force.
Reports that 48 Tamil passengers travelling from Delft to Nainativu on a ferry were killed by unidentified men. The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) alleged that navy personnel may have carried out the killings.
Reports that 75 Tamil civilians, including women and children, were killed, allegedly by army personnel in and around Valvettiturai, Jaffna.
District Development Council meeting disrupted in Jaffna by ‘mobs’. Violence lasts until 2 June: destruction of the market area of Jaffna, the office of the Tamil Newspaper, the home of the member of Parliament for Jaffna, and burning of the Jaffna Public Library.
